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Montes Spitzbergen

Mons (59.2 km) — German for "sharp peaks", and named for resemblance to the terrestrial island group.

Coordinates
34.4724, -5.21350000000001 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Mons
Feature type
Mons, montes
Feature type code
MO
Diameter km
59.186596
Etymology
German for "sharp peaks", and named for resemblance to the terrestrial island group.
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1961
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4017
Clean name
Montes Spitzbergen
Ethnicity
Germany
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-25

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